Research Blog: Music video conventions

For this music video project, I will be working with my partner Aniya Smiff. We will be doing the song Same Girl by R Kelly and Usher which is a duet. In the video, I will play as Usher which is the opening, and Aniya will pay as R Kelly as he is listening on the other line. In the original music video for the song, the two men are sitting in their own homes as one of the men (R Kelly) tells Usher about his new girlfriend. As he is giving characteristics to his friend, Usher then realizes that a woman that he is talking to sounds similar. As Usher gives out more characteristics and then two men are comparing, the figure out that they are seeing the same woman. Because of the fact that the music video is only one minute long and we are starting from the beginning, our music video will only preview the phone conversation that the two men are having. 

  • The two characters are two male friends. 
  • The setting is at their homes. Our version of the music video will be the same, we will be doing most of the music video in our own homes but for editing purposes we would have to meet. 
  • Props would just be items from a living room setting. Such as couches, a back window and maybe a television. 
  • Camera angles will most likely be close ups so the viewers can see the conversation that we are having.
  • Camera movement will be very limited due to the fact that we will only be sitting in our living rooms taking through the phone. The only major camera movements that will be presented will be the transitions between my partner and I.
Back in 2009, the song was a hit and was one of the top 10 songs on the Billboard. The music video won best R&B music video at the BET awards in 2009 with 152 million views on You-tube. The song was played on multiple radio stations and the music video was presented on many channels such as MTV and BET. For the most part, everyone should be familiar with this song but still, some are not. Our version of the music video will be very similar to the original music video because there really isn't anything extra that we would have to add except for a setting and costumes.
 




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